Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:53:43 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Martes G Wigglesworth <martes@mgwigglesworth.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network Stack Code Re-write (Possible motivations...?) Message-ID: <20081220205029.F10042@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <1229798135.1583.20.camel@MGW_1> References: <1229788709.1583.16.camel@MGW_1> <20081220172702.B9566@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1229798135.1583.20.camel@MGW_1>
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> Thank you very much for the intuitive commentary. > > Sorry for making the inquiry so specific to Juniper, however, I could > not think of another source that would be a good example. I fully > understand how the inquiries appeared, however, thanks for answering > what you could. can't you simply ask some juniper employee? anyway - from where did you got that info about network stack being rewritten? > > I, as you, can't really figure out why they felt, years ago, that they > needed to re-invent the wheel. once again - first ask WHAT EXACTLY FreeBSD is doing in their router? a) just preparing tables for router chips? - then FreeBSD's network stack is OK b) actually performing part of routing activity cooperating with ASIC's? if so - rewriting/modifying network stack was needed for sure.
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